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European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD)
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AGA-701
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Next Session
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article XIV
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Origin
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Established upon approval by the Conference at its Seventh Session (1953, Resolution 33) of the Commission's Constitution, which came into force on 12 June 1954. Constitution amended at the Ninth (1962), 20th (1973), 22nd (1977), 28th (1989) and 32nd Sessions of the Commission and subsequently approved by the 39th (1962, Resolution 3/39), 61st (1973, Resolution 5/61), 72nd (1977, Resolution 5/72), and 96th (1989, Resolution 2/96) and 113th (1997) Sessions of the Council, respectively. CONSTITUTION
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Rules of Procedure
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Adopted at the Second Session (1955); amended at the Ninth (1962), 11th (1964), 20th (1973), 28th (1989) and 32nd (1997) Sessions. RULES OF PROCEDURE
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Category
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Cat. 1
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Purpose
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To promote and coordinate national and international action for the prevention and control of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Europe.
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Secretary
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Mr Keith Sumption
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Membership
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Open to such European Member Nations of FAO and to such European Members of the International Office of Epizootics that are Members of the United Nations as accept the Constitution of the Commission in accordance with Article XV thereof. Other European States that are Members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency may be admitted as Members by a two-thirds majority of the Commission's Membership. Membership entails the obligation of contributing to the Commission's budget in accordance with a scale of contributions determined by the Commission.
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Number of Members
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36
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List of Members
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- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
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- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
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- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
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Languages
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English and French
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Document symbol
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EUFMD
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Frequency of Sessions
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Annual up to and including 1973, then biennial.
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Previous Sessions and documents
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Previous sessions
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Division
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Animal Production and Health Division (AGA)
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Contact information/email
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Keith.Sumption@fao.org
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Web site
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European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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First Session
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July 1954
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Subsidiary Bodies
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Research Group of the Standing Technical Committee (AGA-705)
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Remarks
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An eight-member Executive Committee with one Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen - elected by the Commission at the General Session - governs the Commission between the Sessions.
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